TRUTHS & WISDOM ABOUT THE GAME OF FOOTBALL Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble the football John Heisman Show me a good and gracious loser, and Ill show you a failure. Knute Rockne /Notre Dame I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game. Bear Bryant / Alabama It isnt necessary to see a good tackle, you can hear it! Knute Rockne / Notre Dame At Georgia Southern, we dont cheat . That costs money, and we dont have any. Erk Russell / Georgia Southern Football is only a game. Spiritual things are eternal. Nevertheless, beat Texas . Seen on a church sign in Arkansas prior to the 1969 game. After you retire, theres only one big event left , and I aint ready for that. Bobby Bowden / Florida State The man who complains about the way the ball bounces Is likely to be the one who dropped it. Lou Holtz / Arkansas - Norte Dame When you win, nothing hurts. Joe Namath / Alabama Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated. Lou Holtz / Arkansas - Norte Dame If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold , you gotta know the password, Roll, tide, roll! Bear Bryant / Alabama A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall. Frank Leahy / Notre Dame Theres nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you. Woody Hayes / Ohio State I dont expect to win enough games to be put on NCAA probation. I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation. Bob Devaney / Nebraska In Alabama , an atheist is someone who doesnt believe in Bear Bryant. Wally Butts / Georgia I never graduated from Iowa . But I was only there for two terms - Trumans and Eisenhowers. Alex Karras / Iowa My advice to defensive players is to take the shortest route to the ball , and arrive in a bad humor. Bowden Wyatt / Tennessee I could have been a Rhodes Scholar except for my grades. Duffy Daugherty / Michigan State Always remember Goliath was a 40 point favorite over David. Shug Jordan / Auburn They cut us up like boarding house pie , and thats real small pieces. Darrell Royal / Texas They whipped us like a tied up goat. Spike Dykes / Texas Tech I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didnt recruit me . He said , Well, Walt, we took a look at you, and you werent any good. Walt Garrison / Oklahoma State Son, youve got a good engine, but your hands arent on the steering wheel. Bobby Bowden / Florida State Football is NOT a contact sport , it is a collision sport. Dancing IS a contact sport. Duffy Daugherty / Michigan State After USC lost 51-0 to Notre Dame, his post game message to his team was, All those who need showers , take them. John McKay / USC If lessons are learned in defeat , our team is getting a great education. Murray Warmath / Minnesota The only qualifications for a lineman are to be big and dumb. To be a back, you only have to be dumb. Knute Rockne / Notre Dame Oh, we played about like three tons of buzzard puke this afternoon. Spike Dykes / Texas Tech We live one day at a time and scratch where it itches. Darrell Royal / Texas We didnt tackle well today , but we made up for it by not blocking. John McKay / USC Three things can happen when you throw the ball, and two of them are bad. Darrell Royal / University of Texas Ive found that prayers work best when you have big players. Knute Rockne / Notre Dame
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